09/03/2026
Hunting trip in Molokai photo dump ✅
I kept this one non-graphic for you but swipe to see my reaction when we skinned a deer for the first time.
This was a profound experience I never thought I’d have.
When Jordan Bowditch | Men’s Performance Coach called me up and asked to make this trip happen, I’ll admit, I hesitated.
“I don’t really hunt dude”
“Well you eat meat right? And you’ve never seen where your food comes from”
“Sh*t, you’re right - let’s do it”
I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt, this was an experience that absolutely changed me.
More than I expected.
Mansal Denton runs this as a “sacred hunting” trip which is designed to get us more in touch with the experience of death, killing, and respecting the animal the whole way through.
For several of the guys, it was their first time hunting as well, and we all found the experience to be way more powerful than we anticipated. We wrote a letter to the animal before we went hunting, and each animal had a ceremony as we left its remains for other animals.
Seeing the process and effort that goes into putting food on the table is one I think everyone should have. It unlocks such a deeper level of appreciation and reverence for how lucky we are.
We walk into grocery stores and assume it should be full of food, and if you go out and see how our ancestors had to eat, you'll never take that for granted again.
Food abundance is a relatively new thing, but one of the downsides of it is that it robs many people of the appreciation and respect for the animals that you're eating, if you are a meat eater.
One of the surprising biggest benefits of this experience was being completely off-screens for several days and just out in nature with the boys.
By day four, I felt rejuvenated from the inside out, and it reminded me how important it is to take significant chunks of time in nature away from screens. Very grateful for this opportunity, for experiences like this that have the power to change us.